From Bible Illustrations - Bible Illustrations – A Treasury of Bible Illustrations:
"Your witness makes a big difference as you walk with Christ in this world. It is important to guard yourself from the "young man" who wants to represent you. Don't be discouraged! Your Christian life lived out makes an impact on those who are watching you. Look closely at this story and apply it to your walk:
Practical Illustrations - Practical Illustrations – Volume 9: Galatians-Colossians.203. One by One
A young man, walking along the beach at dawn, noticed an old man ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Catching up with the man, the youth asked what he was doing. The answer was that the stranded starfish would die if left until the morning sun.
"But the beach goes on for miles, and there are millions of starfish," countered the young man. "How can your effort make any difference?"
The old man looked at the starfish in his hand, and then threw it to safety in the waves. "It makes a big difference to this one," he said.
The attitude of many, in today's churches, is, "since we cannot completely deal with the problem, we will not do anything."
James 2:26
“Faith without works is dead.”
James 1:22
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
We need to be doers of the Word.
If we only are hearers we are “deceiving” ourselves, we have made a “serious spiritual miscalculation.”
How is your faith? Increasing? Worse, decreasing? Is your faith with or without works? Is your faith dead or alive?
Sometimes we lack faith in what the Bible tells us. We allow doubt to creep in. We must dig deep, move up and build up our faith! Now!
Why? Because an increase in faith is not just about you, it is also about those you are called to serve.
Philippians 2:3-4
3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
God fashioned you – He knew what He was doing.
Faith with works requires that we use our unique talents—the giftedness He gave to each of us—are for others. Develop your gifts to the fullest.
In Christ,
Mark
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